James Gunn, director of both The Suicide Squad and The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, revealed on Twitter, Sunday, that neither film should be affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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"Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move. We are on or ahead of schedule. We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting & set up editing from our homes (due to a post-production team & studio with foresight) before quarantine," Gunn said on Twitter.
He later added that the plans for The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 are the same: "Right now the plans with Vol 3 are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus."
The Suicide Squad is scheduled to hit theaters on Aug. 6, 2021, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 does not currently have an official release date.
If Guardians were to be pushed, it would be far from the first film to suffer that fate. Black Widow, The Eternals, and Shang-Chi all had their release dates moved back.
Marvel films aren't the only movies affect either. The newest James Bond film, No Time to Die, as been delayed until November, A Quiet Place Part II is now set to release in September, Mulan has been moved to July, and more.
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"The Suicide Squad" Finishes Shooting & Director James Gunn Gets Emotional
Second time’s a charm.
Jared Leto and Margot Robbie starred alongside Will Smith in Suicide Squad. It was a box office hit although it was heavily criticized by fans and critics alike. It was like people just went to see it for Robbie, who is perfect as Harley Quinn. She took her role as the sexy criminal even further with last month’s Birds of Prey film, which had a rough opening week but recovered down the line. DC is still chugging along with its cinematic universe, which is splintered and uninviting at this point. Their films that exist outside of their connected universe (such as Joker and the new Batman film) look to be pushing DC back in the right direction though. The company hopes that The Suicide Squad, a spiritual sequel to the previous film, will help that push.
James Gunn, who was famously fired then re-hired by Disney, joined the DC ranks before he returned to Marvel for Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Gunn took to Instagram to announce the end of filming for The Suicide Squad, and got pretty candid about his experience making the film. “And that’s a wrap on #TheSuicideSquad,” he wrote as a caption. “My father died two weeks before we started filming and my dog died two weeks before the end. It was a hard, hard time in my life and yet the most fulfilling time I’ve ever had making a movie. The professionalism, talent, compassion and kindness of this cast and crew inspired me every day.” The Suicide Squad stars Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, John Cena, Pete Davidson, and more. It is slated for release next Summer.
Chris Pratt Isn’t Ruling Out A Thor Appearance In "Guardians 3"
Chris Pratt doesn’t want fans to rule out a Thor appearance in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
Earlier this week, Chris Pratt hinted that Thor may make an appearance in Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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IGN caught up with Pratt on the red carpet for Disney’s Onward, where they asked him why Thor isn’t in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Pratt was surprised they assumed he isn’t in the movie: “How do you know that Thor’s not in Guardians 3? We haven’t shot it yet, he might be in Guardians 3,” Pratt replied. “We don’t know! There’s no definitive yes or no on that.”
In December, director James Gunn explained on an Instagram Q&A that Endgame’s release did not have an impact on his script for Guardians 3: “The script will change because my scripts always keep changing up until the moment I shoot them.” Gunn wrote, according to Comic Book. “But it won’t change according to anything from Endgame, because I already knew what was in that script before I wrote Guardians 3.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is expected to release in theaters sometime during 2021. In the meantime, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have plenty to look forward to, including Black Widow which releases in May, The Eternals, in November, and more. Check a full run-down of Marvel’s Phase 4 here.
